One price for the whole family.
No per-person fees for your first six people — about a dollar each. No ads, ever.
Family Plan
Up to 6 people. 14 days free.
- ✓ Unlimited recipes and photos*
- ✓ Cook Mode, meal plans, and party plans
- ✓ Smart shopping lists
- ✓ Ratings, comments, and private notes
- ✓ Your own separate, private family space
Family Plan + extra seats
Up to 12 people. Add another block of 6 for +$60/year, any time.
- ✓ Everything in the Family Plan
- ✓ Room for in-laws, cousins, and grandkids
- ✓ Add or remove people as your family changes
- ✓ Same one private space for everyone
* Fair-use limits may apply for extremely large libraries. 14 days free on any plan; cancel any time.
Give as a gift
One year of the Family Plan for $60, up to 6 people. It starts when they're ready, any time within 24 months of buying.
Already a member?
Add a block of 6 seats any time your family grows. On an annual plan, adding seats partway through the year is prorated — you're charged only for the months you have left before renewal, not the months you've already paid for.
Questions? See the FAQ.
Great recipe apps exist. Here’s where we’re different.
Google Docs, Paprika and AnyList are all fine tools. Paprika and AnyList are excellent for one cook or one household. Distant Kitchens is built for a whole family that lives apart, and for keeping the stories along with the recipes.
| Feature | Distant Kitchens | Paprika | AnyList | Family Cookbook Project | Google Docs / Drive |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price | $60/yr for up to 6 people | About $5 per phone/tablet, about $30 desktop (one-time) | Free; $9.99/yr individual or $14.99/yr household (Complete) | Free up to 50 recipes; $29.95/yr (or $7.95/month) | Free (15 GB of Google storage) |
| Recipes you can store | ✓Unlimited* | — | — | Free tier: 50 recipes | ✓Within your storage |
| One shared library for the whole family | ✓ | Sends single recipes (AirDrop, email) | ✓Household sharing | ✓Invite contributors | ✓Shared folder |
| Each family on its own private server | ✓ | — | — | — | — |
| Stories and comments on every recipe | ✓ | — | — | ✓Stories | ✓Free-form text |
| Cook-from-the-page view | ✓Cook Mode | ✓Keeps screen on | ✓Cooking view | — | — |
| Combined shopping list from several recipes | ✓ | ✓By aisle | ✓ | — | — |
| Meal and party plans | ✓ | ✓Meal plans | ✓Meal plans | — | — |
| Photo of the handwritten original | ✓Upload a photo beside the typed recipe | — | — | ✓Upload photos | ✓Insert images |
| Reads recipes from screenshots, photos or PDFs | ✓Printed text today; handwriting planned | — | — | ✓AI photo-to-text, handwriting too | — |
| Printed or PDF family cookbook | ✓PDF download; printed books planned | — | — | ✓Printed books | ✓Print or PDF |
| Native phone app | Installs from your browser; no app-store app yet How to install | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Based on each company’s own site and app-store listings in October 2026 (Google Docs / Drive from general knowledge). “—” means we didn’t find it advertised, not that it’s impossible. Prices change; check each app for current details. *Fair-use limits may apply to extremely large libraries. We’re honest about where we’re behind: no app-store app yet (you can install it from your browser), we read printed text but not handwriting yet, and printed books are planned. Spot something wrong? Email hello@distantkitchens.com.
Your family's next Thanksgiving deserves a better place than a group text.
Get everyone's recipes in one place before the holidays. Start your 14-day free trial: card required, but you won't be charged until the trial ends. Cancel anytime.